Meaning
to subvert, to overturn
- to overthrow or overturn an established political or social order
- to radically upend a rule, trend, or expectation
In a sentence
Il gruppo voleva sovvertire l'ordine democratico del paese.
The group wanted to overturn the country's democratic order.
La vittoria della squadra sfavorita ha sovvertito ogni pronostico.
The underdog's victory upset all predictions.
Questa scoperta scientifica potrebbe sovvertire le teorie attuali.
This scientific discovery could upend current theories.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sovvertire | infinitive |
| sovverto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| sovverti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sovverte | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sovvertiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| sovvertite | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sovvertono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sovvertivo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sovvertivi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sovvertiva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sovvertivamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sovvertivate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sovvertivano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sovvertii | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| sovvertisti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| sovvertì | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| sovvertimmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| sovvertiste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| sovvertirono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| sovvertirò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| sovvertirai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| sovvertirà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| sovvertiremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| sovvertirete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| sovvertiranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| sovverta | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| sovverta | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sovverta | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sovvertiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| sovvertiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sovvertano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sovvertissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sovvertissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sovvertisse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sovvertissimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sovvertiste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sovvertissero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sovvertirei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| sovvertiresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sovvertirebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sovvertiremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| sovvertireste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sovvertirebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sovverti | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| sovvertiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| sovvertite | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| sovvertendo | gerund |
| sovvertito | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Third-conjugation verb (-ire) without the -isc- infix (io sovverto, tu sovverti).
- Conjugated with auxiliary 'avere'.